Looking for pics of an Aqua Computer AQUABOX

[justjeffthreadmonkey]

I"m an idiot and screwed up my original thread. I'm in fact looking for pics of an Aquabox that's operating, preferably a dual 3.5 bay plexiglass one.

Here's a link of one for sale, but I'd love to see one actually operating so that i can see it's, "dramatic flow effect..."
http://sharkacomputers.com/aqco3aldrbay.htmlhttp://sharkacomputers.com/aqco3aldrbay.html

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: justjeffthreadmonkey
I"m an idiot and screwed up my original thread. I'm in fact looking for pics of an Aquabox that's operating, preferably a dual 3.5 bay plexiglass one.

Here's a link of one for sale, but I'd love to see one actually operating so that i can see it's, "dramatic flow effect..."
http://sharkacomputers.com/aqco3aldrbay.htmlhttp://sharkacomputers.com/aqco3aldrbay.html

jeff, no one on this forum will endorse this product. Becuase this forum is protected from junk water products by me.

Aqua Computers, the maker of thes of the cuplex, and the aquero, this company had issues with using alu, and also using 6mm diameter tubing.

6mm diameter tubing is about 1/4ID tubing


Now if you look at the thermal resistance of any radiator and waterblock, the resistance decreases as more flow is appllied. This is a good thing. Having a larger diameter tubing reduces resitrction and allows greater flow.

Head pressure conservation is a method practiced by experienced h2o coolers. Head Pressure defines the limit and performance of a so called system in conjuction with blocks and radiators.

AC lacks in both, and mixes alu in there kits. If you truely want to see pictures of AC products, i recomend you migrate over to Hard Forum. And get in contact with a girl named TOP NURSE.

She took one of these and many other AC products apart, and is a stand hard AC fangirl. She got kicked off XS because of her wrong infomation and recomending crap parts.


That being said, if you truelly are interested in a water migration, Do it yourself, dont get a all in 1 kit, unless its by swiftech. Trust me, you'll enjoy it just that more if the work is done yourself.


Also that thing is too expensive for just a bay reservoir. I think XSPC's new bay reservoir is cooler, and also more practical because of there new bubble trap which actually works well.

 

[justjeffthreadmonkey]

Thanks for the heads up on my interest in junk water products, I'll get in contact with Top Nurse, do some research and form my own opinion. If you've got any links related to issues you listed I'd certainly check them out.

I've been overclocking and watercooling for a little over 2 years now. I originally started with the prefab Zalman Reserator cause I liked the idea of passive cooling. After realizing that passive cooling wasn't enough, I migrated to pulling the Zalman pump and only using the Reserator as a reservoir. I've been using a Cuplex XT for a little over a year. It's marketed as having nothing but nickel plating and copper. I've always used 3/8 barbed fittings, so I know nothing of the 6mm-1/4" tubing problem.

I hate doing this cause of the anti-social manner in which many forum people express opinions, often times which were never asked for in the first place. As a reference here is my system

Intel 805 @ 3.2ghz
Intel D975XBX2
Aqua Computer Cuplex XT
Eheim 1048
Zalman Reserator, pump removed
HWlabs/Black Ice 360 Stealth
2gig Buffalo Firestix
Asus 2900XT
Lian-Li PC-60

It's modest and I'm not looking to push the envelope of overclocking. I used to run the 805 on an Asus P5WD2-E Premium @ 3.8ghz, but didsn't see much of a real world difference between cutting back to the overclocking a bit. I'm content with 3.2ghz, but may upgrade the chip soon.

Again I normally don't post what kind of parts I'm using cause many forum people don't express opinions very well. Asshattery and witty-retorts reign over the world of forums and I tend to stay away from them all together.

 

[aigomorla]

okey..

Jeff, that res, has a native threading of G1/8 instead of the standard G1/4. At the threading level you take a performance hit.

Just save your money honestly, and go for a complete and good migration with a real radiator.

The cuplex is a nice block. Expecially there XT DI in G1/4 thread. But thats about the only AC product i'll endorse at the moment.

the XT DI is also there newest block.

 

[justjeffthreadmonkey]

The Aquabox would be a secondary reservoir to a Swiftech MCRES-Micro that I'll also be getting. The Aquabox is completely for a bit of show. I'll do some research on performance differences between G1/8 and G1/4, but if it's only 1-2 degrees I won't be concerned. My overclocking is modest and I'll easily be able to keep my hardware cool enough for my purposes.

I'm curious about a couple things, the none Double Impact block which I have, it is native G1/8? If that is the case then my water system only flows as good as the most restrictive component allows it to flow. If my logic is correct then adding a second G1/8 thread won't restrict the flow anymore than it already is. I've been happy with the performance of the system, I'm simply looking to replace the Zalman reserator with a different reservoir...possibly add a Northbridge block.

The radiator...I specifically chose the GT Stealth so that I can either modify the top of my PC-60 mounting it internally with some brushed aluminum surrounding it to give the case more height, or to buy a PC-70 tower and mount it again internally on top...taking up the top 5.25 bay.

 

[justjeffthreadmonkey]

One thing I forgot to ask...you have mentioned several times about you personally endorsing products and protecting the forums from junk. I don't mean this in a condescending manner at all, but who are you? I assume a moderator, but how are you affiliated with or connected to AnandTech, how long have you been watercooling/overclocking, etc..?

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: justjeffthreadmonkey
One thing I forgot to ask...you have mentioned several times about you personally endorsing products and protecting the forums from junk. I don't mean this in a condescending manner at all, but who are you? I assume a moderator, but how are you affiliated with or connected to AnandTech, how long have you been watercooling/overclocking, etc..?

Your correct in the statement about the cuplex being G1/8 so your entire system being reduced to G1/8 [However let me add, you can just buy the cuplex top which has new threads and change the system to G1/4. AC started taking things seriously which is why i actually endorse one of there block now]. however i was thinking on the upgrade path and factor for you to recycle some eq, and just scale your h2o gear higher.

Danger on mixing copper rads and reserator. Personal experience lead to a pinhole corrosion on the reserator which then leaked all over the floor, and took out a 6800GT. :X [My cousin got smart and mixed metals] Dont mix metals. Its just not worth it if your new to h2o cooling.

The BlackICE GTS is a nice rad for tight spaces. If you can i would think about changing this to a swiftech MCR series. There also cheaper, less restrictive, and dual pass. GTS = single pass double row.

I see your thinkn about doing something like this:
http://i125.photobucket.com/al...aigomorla/IMG_0849.jpg

Im writting a guide on that whole project soon. You might want to look out for it, it might give you some ideas. I wanted to teach people how easy it is to mod the case... [its not]... But people with some modding skills should be able to pull it off with no problems.

Who am I?
Im just a regular member who takes h2o cooling as a really fun hobby. I wrote the sticky on h2o cooling in this thread. I've helped many members on this forum build solid h2o rigs [which they cant stop touching now, because they got hooked on the hobby], also the one who tends to help the most people in h2o questions on this forum.

ive been in this hobby for a while now. Ive also gone though more then a fair share of h2o equiptment.

Ive also probably ran into every single problem most people run into when setting up, and maintaining the system.



Protect this forum is more like inform people of there products. Water is not cheap, and if done bad, it can also take your entire hardware with it. If done correctly, its as safe as air, with better efficiency and noise control.



My works:
http://i125.photobucket.com/al...aigomorla/IMG_0862.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/al...aigomorla/IMG_0721.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/al...aigomorla/IMG_0574.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/al...aigomorla/IMG_0406.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/al...aigomorla/IMG_0399.jpg



Is that good enough for ya to believe me?

 

[justjeffthreadmonkey]

Like I said, I'll do some research on the difference between G1/8 and G1/4 and how it relates to cooling and flow rates. In all likelihood it won't matter much to me....but who knows? I had always assumed that you had a 3/8" barb fitting and it was the same diameter from thread to barbed end. If it bothers me enough I could simply remove the top and have the threads retapped for G1/4. Or I was thinking of getting the copper top for the Cuplex as part of a color scheme change. Everything had been blue-ish, but with the addition of my 2900 vid card...it's is red, and I've got a Soundblaster Fatality (yes I know over-priced..but I needed a front panel audio control and I got it dirt cheap) that has a stupid little red lit symbol. I'm thinking of going all red illumination and UV reactive fluid, copper, and possibly blacking out the internals of the Lian-Li. Painting everything black and replacing all the wiring with black.

The mixing of the Reserator and copper is part of the reason I want to replace that piece. The other being that the thing is HUGE and I'd like a cleaner looking computer area. The last being that I was thinking of going with non-conductive fluids and I would want to buy as little of that expensive stuff as possible. Reason behind non-conductive, last summer I upgraded my powersupply and in the process unknowingly loosened one of the tubes on the Cuplex. Cooked my 1900XT, but luckily it was covered under warranty by the gracious retailer. They replaced it with the 2900XT at no cost to me. I'm not concerned with the less viscous FluidXP and a degree or two of temp. I'm also not concerned about the clouding on tubes. My water and anti-freeze mixture stained my tubes also. I'm only mildly concerned about people saying it gunked up their pump. I'd have no problem dismantling my pump periodically and cleaning it up. I would be concerned about my water block getting overly gunked up.

I don't see myself replacing the BlackIce, I've had no issues with it and have other things I'd prefer to spend my money on. One of those being a Northbridge block so I have the option of clocking higher if I wanted to...a new Intel chip for that matter. Possibly a 2900 block somewhere down the road.

What you're doing with your 360 radiator is very similar to what I'm looking to do. Right now mine is bolted to the top of my Lian Li and really ruins the clean, minimalist appearance of the case. I'd love to either heavily modify the top using brushed aluminum that matches Lian-Li's and make my case taller with everything inside...fans and all. Or simply get a PC-70 tower and use the top bay doing the same thing with the radiator and fans. Right now I'm leaning more towards the PC-70 and getting a black one to go with the whole, red, copper, black scheme of things.

Also I do like your idea of mounting the radiator at the bottom of one of your cases. Very nice use of space. I had considered doing something similar.

My asking who you are and what relevance your endorsement has less to do with me looking for validation of why I should believe you than it might appear. I simply like to know who someone is so I can judge for myself how much relevance their words have for my purposes. The thread sizing is a perfect example. It's not that I doubt it's truth or your intentions, it's that I question how relevant that information is to my purposes.

OH and by the way...Happy New Year!!

 

[aigomoria]

Justjeff.. I had some photos of some aquabox stuff installed.. ill dig round and see if I can find them.. I did not have them in a rig of mine so I cant speak to performance.. but if you just want to see how it looks it may help you out..

a.

ok... the hosted images were gone bleh.. this is still up.. its not installed but its lit up and has some more detail pics..

http://www.aquatuning.de/produ...-3-1-2--Plexiglas.html

 

[justjeffthreadmonkey]

Thanks for the link and I checked out the XSPC reservoir, it was kinda nifty. I'm waiting to hear back from someone about a used PC-71. I'll wait for the bay reservoir till a case has been decided.

 

[Quiksilver]

Huh? an aigomorla and an aigomoria

talk about confusing....

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: aigomoria
Justjeff.. I had some photos of some aquabox stuff installed.. ill dig round and see if I can find them.. I did not have them in a rig of mine so I cant speak to performance.. but if you just want to see how it looks it may help you out..

a.

ok... the hosted images were gone bleh.. this is still up.. its not installed but its lit up and has some more detail pics..

http://www.aquatuning.de/produ...-3-1-2--Plexiglas.html

uhhh... who are you? >.<

 

[aigomoria]

Originally posted by: justjeffthreadmonkey
Thanks for the link and I checked out the XSPC reservoir, it was kinda nifty. I'm waiting to hear back from someone about a used PC-71. I'll wait for the bay reservoir till a case has been decided.

Cool.. yeah that site has some cool gear.. they really need an english version lol..

Good luck on your search!

a.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: aigomoria

Originally posted by: justjeffthreadmonkey
Thanks for the link and I checked out the XSPC reservoir, it was kinda nifty. I'm waiting to hear back from someone about a used PC-71. I'll wait for the bay reservoir till a case has been decided.

Cool.. yeah that site has some cool gear.. they really need an english version lol..

Good luck on your search!

a.

okey can i ask why you copied my name? Is your name really moria...

Do you have any idea what the name means also? and in What language?


I know you havent done anything wrong so far, in fact you did me a favor by linking the aquabox.


But can i have the reason why you decided to copy my name?

 

[DrMrLordX]

At least he didn't copy your sig.

 

[aigomoria]

Copy? My name is in reference to my allegiance to Tolkien. I have not copied anything... oh.. yeah.. your name.. thats pretty funny.. lol

MUD's 4 Life!!!

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: aigomoria
Justjeff.. I had some photos of some aquabox stuff installed.. ill dig round and see if I can find them.. I did not have them in a rig of mine so I cant speak to performance.. but if you just want to see how it looks it may help you out..

a.

ok... the hosted images were gone bleh.. this is still up.. its not installed but its lit up and has some more detail pics..

http://www.aquatuning.de/produ...-3-1-2--Plexiglas.html

You are not the aigomorla.In fact I would say you took that similar name to try to scam the good people in these forums who respect the opinion and expertise of aigomorla!!

In fact you quite possibly coul;d be promoting the site you linked to with a vested funancial interest in that sie!!

Please cease and stop stalking aigomorla!!

Thank You!!

 

[PCTC2]

Originally posted by: aigomoria
Justjeff.. I had some photos of some aquabox stuff installed.. ill dig round and see if I can find them.. I did not have them in a rig of mine so I cant speak to performance.. but if you just want to see how it looks it may help you out..

a.

ok... the hosted images were gone bleh.. this is still up.. its not installed but its lit up and has some more detail pics..

http://www.aquatuning.de/produ...-3-1-2--Plexiglas.html

I was like WTF? Aigomorla had a change of heart? Is he going insane? And then it hit me like a brick. IMPOSTER! Aigomoria, a junior member, not the respected wc guru we have come to trust.

Originally posted by: aigomoria
Copy? My name is in reference to my allegiance to Tolkien. I have not copied anything... oh.. yeah.. your name.. thats pretty funny.. lol

MUD's 4 Life!!!

HERESAY, I TELL YOU! It's a conspiracy. Aigomorla does not deserve a knock-off of himself. Only cheap Chinese and Korean goods deserve that.

 

[aigomoria]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: aigomoria
Justjeff.. I had some photos of some aquabox stuff installed.. ill dig round and see if I can find them.. I did not have them in a rig of mine so I cant speak to performance.. but if you just want to see how it looks it may help you out..

a.

ok... the hosted images were gone bleh.. this is still up.. its not installed but its lit up and has some more detail pics..

http://www.aquatuning.de/produ...-3-1-2--Plexiglas.html

You are not the aigomorla.In fact I would say you took that similar name to try to scam the good people in these forums who respect the opinion and expertise of aigomorla!!

In fact you quite possibly coul;d be promoting the site you linked to with a vested funancial interest in that sie!!

Please cease and stop stalking aigomorla!!

Thank You!!

huh? I don't even know who aigomorla is.. why would I stalk him? Did I miss something, is Cig Smoking man behind me? Are Mulder and Scully on the way?

I posted a link with an image to the product the original poster was asking for.. its not like I am all "D00DZ check this 1337 s1te with stuff you didn't askzors about!"

Maybe on Monday when school gets back in all the 6th graders will go away so the adults can partake in some reasonable discussions lol.

The force is pretty weak in you JediYoduh.

 

[JEDIYoda]

The problem is a simple one...
You are not my friend aigomorla.
You have 8 posts and probably have no clue as the respect most of us have for the knowledge and expertize when it comes to all things that have to do with Wather Cooling that aigomorla has!!

To even use a knock off name and with 8 posts , not a good way to get started on these forums!!

 

[PCTC2]

Originally posted by: aigomoria

huh? I don't even know who aigomorla is.. why would I stalk him? Did I miss something, is Cig Smoking man behind me? Are Mulder and Scully on the way?

I posted a link with an image to the product the original poster was asking for.. its not like I am all "D00DZ check this 1337 s1te with stuff you didn't askzors about!"

Maybe on Monday when school gets back in all the 6th graders will go away so the adults can partake in some reasonable discussions lol.

The force is pretty weak in you JediYoduh.

1) I don't too many 6th graders lurk in these forums, nor have the money to buy/build the systems most of us own. BTW, most schools have been in session for a few days now.

2) Aqua Computer equip is crap. Sure, you can post a link, but know what you're posting beforehand.

3) You're acting pretty bold for someone who just joined these forums. JediYoda and Aigomorla have been here long enough to earn our respect, now let's see you earn yours.

 

[aigomoria]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
The problem is a simple one...
You are not my friend aigomorla.
You have 8 posts and probably have no clue as the respect most of us have for the knowledge and expertize when it comes to all things that have to do with Wather Cooling that aigomorla has!!

To even use a knock off name and with 8 posts , not a good way to get started on these forums!!

lolz

That is correct I am not aigomorla... I am not saying I am or trying to be.. and anyone that can read would figure that out pretty fast..

I have used this name on and off since the the days of AberMUD and tinyMUD.. the fact that its similar to someone already here is just a coincidence. A pretty funny one at that.

I am sure aigomorla is a great resource to these communities and that no one would confuse the two..

I would suggest you start by learning to spell and then you may find that these things that make you so upset would not do so any more...

a.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: aigomoria

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
The problem is a simple one...
You are not my friend aigomorla.
You have 8 posts and probably have no clue as the respect most of us have for the knowledge and expertize when it comes to all things that have to do with Wather Cooling that aigomorla has!!

To even use a knock off name and with 8 posts , not a good way to get started on these forums!!

lolz

That is correct I am not aigomorla... I am not saying I am or trying to be.. and anyone that can read would figure that out pretty fast..

I have used this name on and off since the the days of AberMUD and tinyMUD.. the fact that its similar to someone already here is just a coincidence. A pretty funny one at that.

I am sure aigomorla is a great resource to these communities and that no one would confuse the two..

I would suggest you start by learning to spell and then you may find that these things that make you so upset would not do so any more...

a.

Im sorry i dont see anything posted under aigomoria. The anandtech link on the noctuna actually refers to me but misspelled by another member.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=aigomoria

So your story on that you post at other forums cant be true unless you post on a non google touched site.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=aigomorla
Uhhh... so far thats all me on the first 8-10 hits.


So who are you really?

 

[aigomoria]

Originally posted by: PCTC2

Originally posted by: aigomoria

huh? I don't even know who aigomorla is.. why would I stalk him? Did I miss something, is Cig Smoking man behind me? Are Mulder and Scully on the way?

I posted a link with an image to the product the original poster was asking for.. its not like I am all "D00DZ check this 1337 s1te with stuff you didn't askzors about!"

Maybe on Monday when school gets back in all the 6th graders will go away so the adults can partake in some reasonable discussions lol.

The force is pretty weak in you JediYoduh.

1) I don't too many 6th graders lurk in these forums, nor have the money to buy/build the systems most of us own. BTW, most schools have been in session for a few days now.

2) Aqua Computer equip is crap. Sure, you can post a link, but know what you're posting beforehand.

3) You're acting pretty bold for someone who just joined these forums. JediYoda and Aigomorla have been here long enough to earn our respect, now let's see you earn yours.

1. Thanks for thinking locally not globally...

2. If you read my post with the link I clearly state that I have never used the product, the original poster was interested in seeing it installed and I was trying to help him see more images of the item that were not available on the products site.

3. I am not acting bold at all.. I am merely responding in kind to childish e-peen posts at a level that I would expect you to understand. Post count = nothing, neither does one sticky. lol

 

[aigomoria]

Originally posted by: aigomorla

Originally posted by: aigomoria

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
The problem is a simple one...
You are not my friend aigomorla.
You have 8 posts and probably have no clue as the respect most of us have for the knowledge and expertize when it comes to all things that have to do with Wather Cooling that aigomorla has!!

To even use a knock off name and with 8 posts , not a good way to get started on these forums!!

lolz

That is correct I am not aigomorla... I am not saying I am or trying to be.. and anyone that can read would figure that out pretty fast..

I have used this name on and off since the the days of AberMUD and tinyMUD.. the fact that its similar to someone already here is just a coincidence. A pretty funny one at that.

I am sure aigomorla is a great resource to these communities and that no one would confuse the two..

I would suggest you start by learning to spell and then you may find that these things that make you so upset would not do so any more...

a.

Im sorry i dont see anything posted under aigomoria. The anandtech link on the noctuna actually refers to me but misspelled by another member.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=aigomoria

So your story on that you post at other forums cant be true unless you post on a non google touched site.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=aigomorla
Uhhh... so far thats all me on the first 8-10 hits.


So who are you really?

I have never said that I post on other sites? I fear that you fictionalizing my actions will do nothing but make you look foolish. AberMud and tinyMUD are online games, my user name comes from my University days in the 80's when I was involved heavily in MUD's and what is now call LARPing. Chances are I have used this name since before you were born.

I will partake in this community and comment on it as I see fit.

a.